the essays in this volume revaluate concepts and movements like modernism, dalit literature, nativism and feminism and offer close readings of the texts of a number of indian writers including premchand, mirza ghalib, mahasweta devi, ramakanta rath, kamala das, chandrasekhara kambar and ayyappa paniker.

the present book contains in-depth analysis of important aspects of modern indian novels written in english. the papers contained in it concentrate mainly on less familiar but crucial aspects of the fictional art of some major writers.

this volume aspires to be a handy reference work for users whose interest is not limited to one or two indian language literatures but spreads over sanskrit, tamil, pali and the prakrits as well as to asamiya, bangla, gujarati, hindi, kannada, kashmiri, maithili, malayalam, manipuri, marathi, oriya, panjabi, rajasthani, sindhi, telugu and urdu.

paniker et al the medieval age in indian history (ad.1100-1800) forms a vital fountainhead of indian cultural heritage. this work to be completed in three volumes is an attempt to present a historical and critical survey of the literature of twenty-one indian languages written during this period. it also presents selections from nearly 700 authors rendered into english by over ...